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ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka

EP. 109: The ADHD Artist with Sarah Gise

ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka

Tracy Otsuka

Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.81.6K Ratings

🗓️ 3 February 2021

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of ADHD for Smart Ass Women, Tracy introduces you to Sarah Gise. Sarah is an award nominated Chicago actor who got her BFA degree for Acting at the University of Southern California (USC). She’s worked a thousand different jobs and gigs because she experiences intense FOMO (fear of missing out), so in addition to acting, she’s dipped her toes into teaching, writing, directing, podcasting, bartending, and coaching. She is currently an ensemble member with Interrobang Theatre Project, and has performed in numerous shows with different companies around Chicago. Her performance in Interrobang Theatre Project’s production of the one woman show THE AMISH PROJECT (2016) was nominated for Best Solo Performance at the 2017 Joseph Jefferson Awards. In addition to theatre, she has appeared in several web series, films, commercials, and audiobooks. Sarah currently works as an Executive Functioning Coach for Effective Artistry, and is the Host/Producer of The ADHD Artist Podcast, which explores and celebrates the lives of artists with ADHD. Sarah shares: The circumstances surrounding her ADHD diagnosis Her childhood symptoms Why she chose to study the arts Her experience with medication What made her start The ADHD Artist Podcast The key to living successfully with ADHD Resources: Actor website: ADHD Artist Podcast: Effective Artistry: UCLA Mindfulness (the one Sarah uses every day is the first one, "Breathing Meditation" 5 min): Interrobang Theatre Project:

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0:00.0

Tommas Edison, Richard Branson, John F. Kennedy, Mozart, Michael Jordan, Will Smith.

0:14.9

That sounds like a list of highly successful titans in a variety of locations.

0:20.8

Why is it that we rarely hear that they have or had ADHD?

0:27.0

And you know what we hear even less about?

0:29.9

Serena Williams, Emma Watson, Mel Robbins, Woopy Goldberg, Agatha Christie, Aaron

0:40.1

Brockovich, Cher, yeah, the successful women navigating ADHD.

0:47.0

And that's exactly why I started this podcast, ADHD for smart ass women.

0:52.7

I'm your host, Tracy Auxica.

0:55.0

I'm a lawyer, not a doctor, a lifelong student, now a coach.

0:59.8

I'm also the creator of your ADHD brain is AOK, a system that helps people like you figure

1:07.2

out what they should do with their life.

1:09.8

And we're here today to talk ADHD, your strengths, your symptoms, your workarounds, and how

1:15.8

you proudly stand out instead of trying to fit in.

1:20.0

I credit my ADHD for some of my greatest gifts.

1:24.4

And you know what?

1:25.6

I spy a happier life for you, too.

1:29.2

So without further ado, a shiny new episode is starting now.

1:37.3

Hello, I am Tracy Auxica, and I wanted to welcome you to ADHD for smart ass women before

1:47.2

I reduce, before I reduce our guest, I am so sorry, Sarah, it's not usually this bad

1:54.4

up front.

1:55.4

I love it.

1:56.4

I do it all the time.

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